How To Install python3-parsel on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-parsel on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-parsel
python3-parsel is:
Parsel is a Python library to extract data from HTML and XML using XPath and CSS selectors
This module is used to, for example:
- Extract text using CSS or XPath selectors
- Regular expression helper methods
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-parsel on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-parsel Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-parsel using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-parsel
Install python3-parsel Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-parsel using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-parsel
Install python3-parsel Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-parsel using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-parsel
How To Uninstall python3-parsel on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-parsel package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-parsel
Uninstall python3-parsel And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-parsel and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-parsel
Remove python3-parsel Configurations and Data
To remove python3-parsel configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-parsel
Remove python3-parsel configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-parsel configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-parsel
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-parsel package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
